A flamboyant behavioral polymorphism is controlled by a lethal supergene.

Published in: Nature genetics (2016)

Two new studies show how highly divergent modes of male reproduction in a wading bird are controlled by alternate alleles at a single locus encompassing a 4.5-Mb inversion in the genome. The locus is an example of a 'supergene' controlling multiple complex phenotypes.

Keyphrases

genome wide association study
magnetic resonance imaging
case control
contrast enhanced
gene expression
magnetic resonance
computed tomography